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Natural disturbance and patch dynamics: an introduction.
Peter S. White,Steward T. A. Pickett +1 more
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The article was published on 1985-01-01. It has received 1219 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Disturbance (geology) & Patch dynamics.read more
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Landscape Ecology: The Effect of Pattern on Process
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the characterization of landscape patterns and their effects on ecological processes and demonstrate that a long history of ecological studies provides a basis for the study of spatial patterns and landscape-level processes.
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Disturbance, Diversity, and Invasion: Implications for Conservation
TL;DR: The natural disturbance regime is now unlikely to persist within conser- vation area since fragmentation and human intervention have usually modified physical and biotic conditionx Active management decisions must now be made on what distur- bance regime is require and this requires decisions on what species are to be encouraged or discouraged.
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Fire intensity, fire severity and burn severity: a brief review and suggested usage
TL;DR: In this article, the authors have suggested replacing the terminology of fire intensity and fire severity with a more appropriate one, which is defined as ecosystem impacts from fire and thus is open to individual interpretation.
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Land Use and Avian Species Diversity Along an Urban Gradient
Robert B. Blair,Robert B. Blair +1 more
TL;DR: This article examined the distribution and abundance of bird species across an urban gradient, and concomitant changes in community structure, by censusing summer resident bird populations at six sites in Santa Clara County, California (all former oak woodlands).
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From balance of nature to hierarchical patch dynamics: A paradigm shift in ecology
Jianguo Wu,Orie L. Loucks +1 more
TL;DR: The more recent concepts of point equilibrium and static stability, which characterize the classical equilibrium paradigm in ecology, are traceable to the assumptions implicit in "balance of nature" as mentioned in this paper, which has failed not only because equilibrium conditions are rare in nature, but also because of our past inability to incorporate heterogeneity and scale multiplicity into our quantitative expressions for stability.